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FAQ 5: First run & Setup

  • Prerequistes
  1. Install the Plex package in Package Center either manually from Plex or Synology
  2. Media on your NAS, named and ready for indexing per the Plex naming standards
    Naming Television series
    Naming Movie files
    Naming Home Videos
    Naming Music

  • Allowing Plex Access
    By default, Plex has no access to anything on your NAS. You must expressly grant that permission. To do so:
    a. Control Panel
    b. Shared Folders

  • For each of your media shares
    a. EDIT the share
    b. “Permissions” Tab
    c. Check the box for Read/Write or Read-Only as you deem appropriate
    – “Plex” for DSM 6
    – (System Internal User) "PlexMediaServer for DSM 7
    d. OK the change

You are now ready to setup Plex on your Synology.

  1. From your home LAN
  2. Open a browser to: http://ip.addr.of.synology:32400/web
  3. You will be greated by “Got It” (We found a server)
  4. Sign into your Plex account (or acknowledge ‘Claiming’ it)
  5. Proceed through the wizard to create your first media Library
    a. It is recommended to only create one at a time. Synology NAS systems are not that powerful. Give it time to process each to completion until you’re more familiar with how it all works together with your content.
    b. Do not ask PMS to index more than 5000 music tracks or audio at one time unless you are willing to wait a few days for it to complete. This is the limited CPU of the Synology causing the delay
  6. After adding a shared folder, ADD the type.
  7. You will arrive at the Dashboard.
  8. Go to that media library.
  9. Clicking “Library” (top center) will allow you to see your media being indexed and added.

Supplemental information:

  • It is strongly recommended you use an automated tool to help you name your media. It will save you, and the support staff, hours of frustration chasing down ill-named files

  • One of the defacto standard tools to use is FileBot. FileBot is licensed but, in the eyes of most, well worth the small license fee per year. FileBot is available for PC, Mac, Linux, and Synology directly (FileBot Node package)

  • To add FileBot to Synology:

  1. Open Package Center > Settings > Package Sources and add this address: https://get.filebot.net/syno/

  2. Package Center > All and install Node.js v8.

  3. Package Center > Community and install FileBot and FileBot Node

Note: FileBot currently requires a License which may be purchased from within the FileBot Node > Tools drop down menu.

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